Principal Consultant – Data Governance

About the role

Inbox Business Technologies seeks an experienced Principal Consultant to lead data and AI governance within a multi‑vertical Strategy Execution & Value Realization Office. You will ensure strategic initiatives are delivered with rigorous governance, measurable benefits, and sustained architectural compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Design and own the operating model, governance structure, methodologies, templates and tools for data‑and‑AI vertical strategy execution.
• Coordinate cross‑vertical portfolio visibility, dependency mapping and escalation of issues beyond a single vertical’s authority.
• Lead governance framework for initiative delivery, including stage gates, risk/issue management, budget oversight and change‑request governance.
• Manage the governance relationship with Enterprise Architecture, coordinating Architecture Review Board participation and ensuring compliance with enterprise standards.
• Provide executive reporting – dashboards, portfolio reports, scorecards and decision‑support insights.
• Define benefit‑realization methodology, success measures and validate business cases.
• Develop and maintain governance frameworks, standards, templates and KPI cascade tooling.
• Conduct maturity assessments, benchmark against industry practice and drive improvement initiatives.
• Plan transition and continuity for the governance function at the end of the strategy horizon.
• Mentor and oversee the Senior Consultant supporting the vertical.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Management, Information Systems, Business, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in data governance, enterprise/programme governance or strategy execution advisory.
• 3‑5 years at a principal or senior advisory level with direct executive stakeholder engagement.
• Proven experience designing and running governance operating models for large, multi‑workstream portfolios.
• Experience engaging Enterprise Architecture functions and senior executives in complex organisations.

Required skills

• Portfolio and programme governance frameworks (MoP, MSP, P3O).
• Data governance frameworks (DAMA‑DMBOK).
• Benefits realization methodology and KPI architecture design.
• Executive reporting and dashboard creation.
• CDMP (DAMA) – preferred.
• PMP / PgMP or MoP – preferred.
• TOGAF – a plus.